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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.cis.okstate.edu!news.ksu.ksu.edu!news.physics.uiowa.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!helena.MT.net!nate From: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: large packages, digitally signed packages Date: 16 Jan 1996 17:22:22 GMT Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations Lines: 31 Message-ID: <4dgmse$e48@helena.MT.net> References: <4d530a$qdl@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au> Reply-To: "Nate Williams" <nate@sneezy.sri.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: trout.sri.mt.net Keywords: packages, FreeBSD, digital signatures In article <4d530a$qdl@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au>, Jonathon Earnshaw TIDSWELL <jont@mpce.mq.edu.au> wrote: >Ive just tried to upgrade 2.0.5 to 2.1 (via the Walnut Creek CDROM) this is >the first of several messages prompted by the process. > >XEmacs (and GNU Emacs) and other large packages should be installed in place >rather than via a tmp directory. You know what, you're right! However, given the state of the pkg tools, it's not possible. :( However, there is currently a discussion going on to change the pkg tools to use a format which would allow 'in-place' installation of packages. >It then occured to me that people downloading packages accross the Internet >would be well served if they had digital signatures available. >It then becomes (yet another) extension to pkg_add to check digital signatures. I'll let Jordan comment on this (if he's listening). Nate -- nate@sneezy.sri.com | Research Engineer, SRI Intl. - Montana Operations nate@trout.sri.MT.net | Loving life in God's country, the great state of work #: (406) 449-7662 | Montana. home #: (406) 443-7063 | A fly pole and a 4x4 Chevy truck = Heaven on Earth